Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

"“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St.
Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you
killed him.”

It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive.

Every
year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the
soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this
year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.

His
name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at
Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away
from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.

But
Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He has
it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he’s looking for
much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other
Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege
around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair;
and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, who notices many things but
says very little.

For as long as she can remember, Blue has
been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought
this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the
strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure
anymore.

From Maggie Stiefvater, the bestselling and acclaimed author of the Shiver trilogy and The Scorpio Races,
comes a spellbinding new series where the inevitability of death and
the nature of love lead us to a place we’ve never been before."

After my enthusiastic reaction to The Scorpio Races, I couldn't help giving an extra glance to Ms. Stiefvater's new book. I was initially dubious because it seemed to center around romance, but Kirkus starred it, and besides, I'm hungry for another magical, wild trip like Scorpio Races gave. A few weeks will show me whether my anticipation is well-founded. (Here's hoping!)